Kentucky State University Business Programs

Kentucky State University is a public institution situated in Frankfort, Kentucky. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Frankfort draws many to the area.

Where Is Kentucky State University?

Contact details for KY State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-2355
Phone:	502-597-6000
Website:	www.kysu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/officialkysu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/KyStateU

How Do I Get Into KY State?

You can apply to KY State online at: https://ssb-prod.ec.kysu.edu/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Admission Requirements for KY State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	considered but not required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into KY State?

KY State has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to KY State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 530. Math scores were between 430 and 520.

KY State received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 20. Math scores were between 15 and 19. Composite scores were between 15 and 20.

Can I Afford Kentucky State University?

The overall average net price of KY State is $13,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At KY State, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,767 a year. That adds up to $31,068 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at KY State is 9.2%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Kentucky State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,148 undergraduate students at KY State, with 1,393 being full-time and 755 being part-time.

There are also 142 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,393 full-time undergraduates at KY State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kentucky State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	1,091
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	116
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	112

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Kentucky State University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at KY State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nepal, and India.

Online Learning at Kentucky State University

In 2019-2020, 1,624 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at KY State has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of KY State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Kentucky State University was 109.3%. This is the #330 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at KY State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Kentucky State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	29	3	32
Agricultural Business	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	1	29	3	33

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Matthew Peek under License

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